What are our top treatments for Dry Eye Disease?

Your tears provide lubrication and wash away any foreign matter stuck in your eyes, thus reduce your risk of getting an eye infection. Tears are important to keep your eyes healthy. So, if you are unable to produce enough quality tears to cleanse and nourish your eyes, then you are likely going to deal with the discomfort brought about by dry eye disease. Dry eye is a common eye condition that affects millions of Americans. It is usually a chronic eye problem among older adults.

 

Best Treatment Options

Warm compresses
 

An easy way to treat dry eye disease is by simply applying a warm compress to your closed eyelids. This will help open your clogged meibomian glands, which produce an oily substance called meibum. Meibum helps keep your eye’s tear film from evaporating, thus keep your eyes moist. Although you can prepare your warm compresses at home, you can also try Bruder dry eye masks. This is an effective brand of warm compress that can help refresh, rejuvenate, and provide relief from dry eyes naturally. All you need to do is place the mask in a microwave for half a minute, then apply it over your closed eyes for about 8 to 10 minutes.

Eye Vitamins
 

Since diet affects eyesight health, the use of supplements, such as Zeavision Eyepromise EZ Tears soft gels, can give instant relief to occasional dry eye and irritation. Zeavision tears are eye vitamins rich in Omega-3 fatty acids and other nutrients that can help reduce inflammation and enhance the quality of your tears. It can soothe burning, itchy eyes and lessen your eye drop use. Zeavision tears prevent eye strain when working at your computer. If you wear contact lenses, this product lets you wear them longer.

Over-the-counter remedies

Several treatment methods can help ease dry eyes depending on what causes the symptoms. These include over-the-counter eye drops, such as artificial tears. Artificial tears are commonly used to treat mild dry eye conditions and can be easily obtained even without a prescription. Other over-the-counter products found to be effective in treating dry eyes are ointments and moisturizing gels.

Tear duct plugs

If your tears tend to drain too quickly from your eyes, you may be advised by your eye doctor to use punctal plugs instead. These special plugs are small medical devices placed in your tear ducts to keep your tears from draining away. Punctal plugs help make your eyes stay moist.

Lifestyle changes

If your environment or a personal habit triggers your dry eye (or probably making it worse), your eye doctor may suggest certain changes in your lifestyle to help keep your eyes healthy. Protect your eyes better by drinking enough water every day, getting adequate sleep, avoiding smoking and air-conditioning, limiting your screen time, and taking regular breaks from reading or watching TV. Using a humidifier at home and wearing wraparound sunglasses outdoors can also help in treating dry eye.

If you want to learn more about dry eyes and our top-notch eye care services, visit Primary Vision Care or call us at any of our offices in Newark, Lancaster, Mount Vernon, or Wilmington, Ohio.